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NE LB972

NE LB972
Change provisions relating to parking spaces for handicapped or disabled persons, the State Boat Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Motor Vehicle Operator’s License Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, and the Nebraska Rules of the Road


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Introduced
01/12/2026
In Committee
01/14/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
109th Legislature

Bill Summary

A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; to amend sections 18-1736, 37-1278.01, 60-376, 60-378, 60-3,167, 60-479, 60-4,112, 60-4,114, 60-4,114.01, 60-4,118.01, 60-4,121, 60-529, 60-6,340, 60-1901, and 60-1902, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 60-3,135.01, 60-3,221, and 60-4,122, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 28-306, 60-301, 60-302, 60-386, 60-3,100, 60-3,104, and 60-3,163.02, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to change provisions relating to the use of designated parking spaces for handicapped or disabled persons; to change suspension of operator's licenses to revocation of operator's licenses relating to certain judgments of conviction; to change provisions relating to bonded certificates of title for motorboats; to define a term; to change and provide provisions relating to In Transits, transporter license plates, applications for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, and the display of license plates; to end the issuance of special interest motor vehicle license plates as prescribed; to provide for Choice Color Plates as a type of alternate license plate; to recodify provisions relating to military service applicable to certain persons as applicable to any operator's license; to change and provide provisions under the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act relating to certain examinations and to the renewal of certain licenses by qualified licensees; to change provisions relating to proof of financial responsibility; to eliminate provisions relating to snowmobile safety certificates; to transfer provisions; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to outright repeal section 60-6,341, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska.

AI Summary

This bill makes several changes to Nebraska laws concerning motor vehicles and related matters. It modifies provisions related to parking spaces for handicapped or disabled persons, changes operator's license suspensions to revocations for certain convictions, and updates rules for bonded certificates of title for motorboats, including requiring notice to parties with secured interests. The bill also defines "In Transit" as a placard for unregistered vehicles being operated on highways, revises rules for transporter license plates, and alters requirements for applications for vehicle registration and the display of license plates. Additionally, it ends the issuance of special interest motor vehicle license plates after December 31, 2028, and introduces "Choice Color Plates" as a new type of alternate license plate. The bill also recodifies provisions regarding military service for operator's licenses, modifies rules for operator's license examinations and renewals, changes requirements for proof of financial responsibility, and eliminates provisions for snowmobile safety certificates. Finally, it transfers and harmonizes various provisions and repeals existing sections of law.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Hansen FA994 filed (on 02/19/2026)

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